A Suitable Girl
- 800 pages
- 28 hours of reading
Vikram Seth Books
June 20, 1952
Vikram Seth is a storyteller who delves into the depths of human lives and relationships across cultures and continents. His work is characterized by an unusual forthrightness, where personal narratives intertwine with broader social and historical backdrops. Seth's writing often explores themes of identity, family, and the search for one's place in the world, employing a style that is both engaging and introspective. His literary output frequently reflects his own lived experiences and sentiments, offering readers an intimate glimpse into his inner world.
For the first time, the complete collected poems from the author of A SUITABLE BOY, 'The best writer of his generation' (THE TIMES)
Ten witty and enchanting animal fables in verse - in a beautifully illustrated new format
Three Chinese Poets
- 80 pages
- 3 hours of reading
The three Chinese poets translated here are among the greatest literary figures of China, or indeed the world. Wang Wei with his quiet love of nature and Buddhist philosophy; Li Bai, the Taoist spirit, with his wild, flamboyant paeans to wine and the moon; and Du Fu, with his Confucian sense of sympathy with the suffering of others in a time of civil war and collapse. These three poets of a single generation, responding differently to their common times, crystallise the immense variety of China and the Chinese poetic tradition and, across a distance of twelve hundred years, move the reader as it is rare for even poetry to do.
Beastly Tales
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Ten witty and enchanting animal fables in verse which, like a modern Aesop's Fables, can be enjoyed by young and old alike
`The perfect travel book' New Statesman Hitch-hiking, walking, slogging through rivers and across leech-ridden hills, Vikram Seth travelled through Sinkiang and Tibet to Nepal: from Heaven Lake to the Himalayas. By breaking away from the reliable routes of organised travel, he transformed his journey into an unusual and intriguing exploration of one of the world's least known areas. 'Vikram Seth is already the best writer of his generation' Daniel Johnson, The Tmes
La couv. indique : "The Rivered Earth contains four libretti written by Vikram Seth to be set to music by Alec Roth - together with an account of the pleasures and pains of working with a composer. They take us all over the world - from Chinese and Indian poetry to the beauty and quietness of the Salisbury house where the poet George Herbert lived and died. Spanning centuries of creativity and humanity, these poems pulse with life, energy and inspired brilliance. They are accompanied by four pieces of calligraphy by the author."
A breathtaking new collection of poetry from Vikram Seth, author of A SUITABLE BOY and 'the best writer of his generation' (THE TIMES)
While touring Vienna and Venice with the Maggiore Quartet, Michael Holme and Julia McNicholl, renew their mutual passion for each other, and the music they shared years earlier.
